Nasdaq (NDAQ) Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd (2012 - 2026)
Nasdaq (NDAQ) reported Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd of $174 million for Q2 2026, up 12.3% from $155 million a year earlier and up 13.7% from the prior quarter.
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Nasdaq (NDAQ) Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Nasdaq's Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd came in at $635 million, up 11.6% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $601 million, up 11.1% from FY2024.
- Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd has increased for 13 consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 13.4% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd came in at $541 million in FY2024 (+22.7%), $441 million in FY2023 (+15.1%), $383 million in FY2022 (+9.4%) and $350 million in FY2021 (+9.4%).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd in data going back to Q3 2012.
- Year over year, Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd has now increased in each of the last 50 quarters, with growth averaging 13.0% over the last eight quarters.
- Over the past five years, the year-over-year growth in Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd ranged from 8.7% (Q4 2024) to 29.6% (Q1 2024).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at $153 million (Q1 2026), $153 million (Q4 2025) and $155 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Div Paid (Total) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cme | 110.29 Bn | 98.39 Bn | - | 468.10 Mn |
| 2 | Intercontinental Exchange | 91.73 Bn | 85.47 Bn | - | 294.00 Mn |
| 3 | Robinhood Markets | 85.57 Bn | 66.60 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Nasdaq | 57.08 Bn | 54.52 Bn | 1.48 Bn | 173.00 Mn |
| 5 | Interactive Brokers | 36.00 Bn | 13.12 Bn | - | 39.00 Mn |
| 6 | Cboe Global Markets | 35.61 Bn | 27.26 Bn | 731.60 Mn | 75.70 Mn |
| 7 | Tradeweb Markets | 26.02 Bn | 18.03 Bn | - | 29.73 Mn |
| 8 | LPL Financial Holdings | 25.19 Bn | 20.51 Bn | - | 23.97 Mn |
| 9 | Circle Internet | 21.29 Bn | 15.17 Bn | 288.85 Mn | - |
| 10 | Xp | 16.10 Bn | -5.72 Bn | 105.39 Mn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 173.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 174.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 153.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 153.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 155.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 155.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 138.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 138.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 138.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 138.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 127.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 127.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 108.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 108.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 98.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 98.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 99.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 97.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 89.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 90.00 Mn |
API Access
Nasdaq Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=dividends-paid-common-and-prefferd&ticker=NDAQ&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "dividends-paid-common-and-prefferd", "ticker": "NDAQ", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=dividends-paid-common-and-prefferd&ticker=NDAQ&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();